sperm donor

noun

A man who donates sperm, usually anonymously, to a sperm bank or fertility clinic.

Meanings

nounsperm donor (plural sperm donors)

plural sperm donors

  1. A man who donates sperm, usually anonymously, to a sperm bank or fertility clinic.
  2. USderogatoryidiomaticslangA man who is the father of a woman's child or children, but no longer has a relationship, or has a hostile relationship, with the woman, and is typically uninvolved with the children as well.

Translations

Finnish spermanluovuttaja
  • spermanluovuttajaman who donates sperm
German Samenspender
  • Samenspenderman who donates sperm
Icelandic sæðisgjafi
  • sæðisgjafiman who donates sperm
Swedish spermadonator
  • spermadonatorman who donates sperm
Cite this entry
APA

sperm donor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sperm%20donor

MLA

“sperm donor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sperm%20donor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sperm donor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sperm%20donor.

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